Surname Brinc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Brinc families are Croats (from Ozalj area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia and in Zagreb. In Sopčić Vrh in Ozalj area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Brinc.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Brinc live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Koprivnica (<10), Sopcic Vrh in Ozalj area (<10), Karlovac (<5), and in Udbinja (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brinc (including: Brinz , Brinch , Brintz and Brienz ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. "Brintz " is used by some 100 people in Venezuela and about 90 in the United States. "Brinch " is used by some 500 people in Denmark , about 100 in the United States , and some 90 people in Norway.

Characteristic first names

Ida Brinc, Mario Brinc, Đurđa Brinc, Domagoj Brinc, Štefica Brinc, Tomo Brinc, Marina Brinc, Dubravko Brinc, Franc Brinc, Ivan Brinc, Milka Brinc, Julij Brinc, Josip Brinc, Franciska Brinc, Petar Brinc, Branko Brinc, Vladimir Brinc, Nada Brinc, Kata Brinc

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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